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Steam now says the 'game' you're buying is just a license

37 pointsby mfiguiere8 months ago

7 comments

ChrisArchitect8 months ago
[dupe]<p>Some more discussion: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=41809193">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=41809193</a>
31337Logic8 months ago
This is why piracy.
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beefnugs8 months ago
Yes sadly when steam enshittifies, probably when gabe retires or it is sold, will be a painful betrayal and the end of buying games for a lot of people i think.<p>Worse margins, shittier deals, old breaking deals, dozens or thousands of games disappearing from collections forever, privacy busting data collection, &quot;new features&quot; that will allow malware, more porn games. What a cash cow for someone, and a gut wrenching inevitability for most.
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m0llusk8 months ago
Wasn&#x27;t this always obvious?
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j7ake7 months ago
This is also true when you “buy” music from Apple.
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bookofjoe7 months ago
See also: Kindle books; streaming shows&#x2F;movies
pajeets8 months ago
if buying isn&#x27;t owning then pirating isn&#x27;t stealing